Garden Directors Pick Candid?tes For Fistic Crown
Seven of the wealthiest sportsmen at Madison Square Garden organized a heavyweights pool after a Rangers game. Tex Rickard backed Young Stribling, John Bowman and James Bush chose Dempsey or Stribling, Knute Hansen and Hamond backed Hansen, Bernard Gimbel backed Pauline Uzendun, Walter Chrysler backed Sharkey, with others taking the field. Richard Hoyt and Bush pool their bets four ways.
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Macon
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
John McEntee Bowman
Tex
Jack
Bowman
James I. Bush
Bush
Richard
Walter Chrysler
Knute Hansen
Col
John Hamond
Rangers Hockey Club
Gene Tunney
Bernard Gimbel
Department Store
Pauline Uzendun
Spain
Richard Hoyt
Wall Street
Jack Sharkey
Pro Golfers Sail To Honolulu For Invasion
The Matsonia carried fifteen leading professional golfers and the San Francisco Olympic Club football team bound for Hawaii. Led by Tommy Armour, the 1927 Open champion, the group includes Al Espinosa Bill Mehlhorn Al Watrous Frank Walsh Horton Smith Billy Burke John Golden Barry Cooper and Cyril Walker as they head to meet Honolulu all stars on December 1.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Matsonia
Hawaii
San Francisco Olympic Club
Olympic Club
Honolulu All Stars
Tommy Armour
al Espinosa
Bill Mehlhorn
al Watrous
Frank Walsh
Horton Smith
Billy Burke
John Golden
Barry Cooper
Cyril Walker
Dallas Steers Set Spring Training In Corsicana
Dallas plans spring training in Corsicana from March 1 to April 4 with 25 to 30 players gathered by manager Milton Stock. Fred McJunkin president and Bob Tarleton business manager coordinated the arrangements for the Dallas baseball club.
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Associated Press
Dallas
No Practice Sign Outs as Mustangs Prep for Texas
Dallas, Nov. 22. Coach Ray Morrison of SMU hung a no practice sign at Ownby Stadium, saying the team would take a break after a strenuous schedule. The Ponies plan to resume workouts to prepare for Texas Christian University on Thanksgiving Day.
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Dallas
Ray Morrison
Ownby Stadium
Overconfidence Complex Hits Game of Hockey
The Associated Press reports that the National Hockey League sees a rise of overconfidence affecting teams. The New York Rangers, once world champions, have one win one loss after three games, amid retooled rosters and stronger rivals. Interest in hockey grows league wide as attendance nears 56,000 across five opener games.
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Associated Press
New York
Champion
New York Rangers
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Longhorns Ready for A. & M. Tilt in Thanksgiving Practice
The Texas Longhorns enter their third day of practice focusing on offense for the upcoming Texas A&M showdown. Split squads worked through dummy scrimmage and live drills, ending with a 30 minute signal session. Shelley Wray and Meadows show room for improvement but Coach Littlefield expects them to sharpen by week’s end. Perfect football weather favored the session as the Steers prepared for the big game.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas University Longhorns
Texas Aggies
Shelley
Wray
Meadows
Littlefield
Steers
T. Cc. U
Strangler Lewis Retains Title in One Fall Victory
In Los Angeles on November 22 Ed Strangler Lewis defeated Paul Jones of Houston in a two out of three falls match. Lewis won the only fall, rendering Jones unconscious and ending the match with Lewis as the champion.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Strangler
Lewis
Paul Jones
Houston
Texas
Jones
Five Minute Period Elapsed in Proceedings
The article notes the elapse of the five minute period allowed, with observers awaiting the next procedural step. No further details are provided in the readable text.
John R Edmonds Visits Amarillo For Agricultural Talks
John R. Edmonds district agent of Texas A and M college at College tion arrived in Amarillo today as a visitor. He conferred with P C Bennett head of the agricultural department of the Board of City Development and with J F Ford regarding local agricultural development plans.
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John R. Edmonds
Amarillo
Texas A. & M. College
P. C. Bennett
Agricultural Department
The
Board of City Development
J. F. Ford
Mr Edmonds Returns From County Agent Visits
Mr Edmonds has just returned from visits with county agents in Randall and Deaf Smith counties.
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Mr. Edmonds
Randall and
Deaf Smith Counties
St Edwards Final West Trip Hopes for 500 Conference Mark
St Edwards Saints under Coach Meagher plan a westward trip to Abilene to face Simmons University. The team aims to push their Texas conference record above .500 while finalizing lineup and travel details. Players Sullivan Ranson and Quirk are noted as probable starters.
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Associated Press
Austin
West
St. Edwards Saints
Texas
Meagher
Simmons University
Abilene
Saints
Cowboys
Sullivan
Ranson
Quirk
Malone defeats Doyle in San Francisco boxing bout
Jack Malone of St Paul defeated Bud Doyle of San Jose by decision in San Francisco. The report notes the bout as one of the era's notable events. A separate line mentions a 4,500 mile canal from Leningrad to the Chinese frontier, highlighting a global infrastructure detail.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Jack Malone
St. Paul
Bud Doyle
San Jose
Leningrad
China
Stanford and Bears primed for big game
United Press reports both Stanford and California in peak shape before the big game at Berkeley. California departs for Castlewood Country Club tonight to prep in solitude, while Stanford remains in hiding after departing Palo Alto. About 90,000 spectators expected, with costs estimated at 400000 for the event. Last year drew a record 87100 fans.
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United Press
San Francisco
Stanford
California
Berkeley
Castlewood Country Club
Glenn “Pop” Warner
Palo Alto
Rockne names Carnegie Tech best Notre Dame foe this season
Knute Rockne said Carnegie Tech is the strongest team Notre Dame has met this season, praising its power and deception after ND was routed 27 to 7 by the Skibos on Saturday in South Bend. He also cited Wisconsin and Georgia Tech as among the era's top squads.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Knute Rockne
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Georgia Tech
T. C. U. Polliwogs Final Victory in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on November 22 the Texas Christian University Polliwogs won their last freshman game, defeating Decatur Baptist College 40 to 6. The visitors kept the Frogs-to-be largely in check in the first half.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
Polliwogs
Decatur Baptist College
Nebraskans On Way To Army War Scene
The University of Nebraska football team, unbeaten and a Midwest title hopeful, was en route to West Point to test its mettle against Army. The squad traveled from Chicago as part of a major showdown described by Associated Press.
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Army War
Associated Press
Chicago
University of Nebraska
Midwest
West Point
Nebraska Cornhusker Attack Prep After Tie With Pittsburgh
Nebraska carries a flawless record with a lone blemish a tie against Pittsburgh last Saturday. Short workouts were planned at Albion Michigan late today and at West Point Friday to sharpen the Cornhusker attack.
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